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dB Magazine – Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths Review – Adelaide Fringe 2013 Yes, you read the show’s title right, ‘My Dad’s Deaths’, as in plural. And if life growing up for former South Australian country kid and now recognised worldwide collector of phallic-like images, Jon Bennett, wasn’t hard enough under a no-nonsense, yet extremely […]

The Sunday Mail (24 Feb 2013) – Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths Review Rating – ***** South Australian expat Jon Bennett’s completely engaging story about his relationship with his father is the type of show the Fringe was created for. Using slides and tongue-in-cheek asides, Bennett tells it like it is about a man he […]

The Plains Producer – Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths Review – Adelaide Fringe 2013 You’ll die laughing along with Jon I ventured to the Adelaide Fringe with 18 friends on Saturday night, to catch up on former Pinery boy Jon Bennett’s comedy show “My Dad’s Deaths”. The venue referred to as The Tuxedo Cat is […]

Rip It Up Mag – Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths Review – Adelaide Fringe 2013 A spirited performance with more than just comedy, Jon Bennett brings to life the story of his Dad’s deaths. Accompanied by an endearing PowerPoint presentation he tells the hilarious tale of the many times he witnessed his father in near […]

The Advertiser – Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths – Adelaide Fringe 2013 Words: Kasia Ozog JON Bennett’s no-nonsense father has died many times. Well, more like has a knack of making his family think he’s died. There have been so many “deaths”, that Bennett has created an entire show about his father. There was the […]

On Dit Magazine – Adelaide University – Jon Bennett My Dad’s Deaths Review – Adelaide Fringe Words: Sam Young Jon Bennett’s father is a terrifying combination of pig farmer, preacher, and school teacher. Jon makes his living telling dick jokes in a show called Pretending Things are a Cock. Funnily enough, they’ve had their differences. […]

In 2013 – 2hoots Productions is expanding it’s roster for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with 3 diverse yet divine shows. From the bowels of the Melbourne Town Hall to the Carpet Room of the Forum & pop-up venue Tuxedo Cat, go and discover some old favourites or new gems this season. Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall – […]

Pretending Things Are A Cock – The West Review by Alex Wolman COMEDY Pretending Things Are A Cock De Parade Teatro 2, Perth Cultural Centre REVIEW: Alex Wolman A pubescent male joke about penises continued into a career – how could this be anything but vulgar and offensive? In his one man show Pretending Things […]

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dB Magazine – Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths Review – Adelaide Fringe 2013 Yes, you read the show’s title right, ‘My Dad’s Deaths’, as in plural. And if life growing up for former South Australian country kid and now recognised worldwide collector of phallic-like images, Jon Bennett, wasn’t hard enough under a no-nonsense, yet extremely […]

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The Sunday Mail (24 Feb 2013) – Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths Review Rating – ***** South Australian expat Jon Bennett’s completely engaging story about his relationship with his father is the type of show the Fringe was created for. Using slides and tongue-in-cheek asides, Bennett tells it like it is about a man he […]

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The Plains Producer – Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths Review – Adelaide Fringe 2013 You’ll die laughing along with Jon I ventured to the Adelaide Fringe with 18 friends on Saturday night, to catch up on former Pinery boy Jon Bennett’s comedy show “My Dad’s Deaths”. The venue referred to as The Tuxedo Cat is […]

Recent Posts

Rip It Up Mag – Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths Review – Adelaide Fringe 2013 A spirited performance with more than just comedy, Jon Bennett brings to life the story of his Dad’s deaths. Accompanied by an endearing PowerPoint presentation he tells the hilarious tale of the many times he witnessed his father in near […]

Recent Posts

The Advertiser – Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths – Adelaide Fringe 2013 Words: Kasia Ozog JON Bennett’s no-nonsense father has died many times. Well, more like has a knack of making his family think he’s died. There have been so many “deaths”, that Bennett has created an entire show about his father. There was the […]